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No. 647,879. Patented Apr. l7, looo.

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CHANGE MACHINE.

(Application filed Nov. 17, 1899.) (No Model.)

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CHANGE MACHINE.

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(Application filed Nov. 17, 1899.)

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CHARLES H. ROVV,'OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

CHANG E-MACHIN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,879, dated April 17,1900.

Application filed November 17,1899. Serial No- 73'7.3S'7. (No model.) i i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. Row, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city ofNew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ohange-lvlachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

One object of the invention is to provide a machine for making change wherein individual compartments will be provided for coins of different denominations, each compartment being independent of the others, and wherein each compartment has a hinged section capable of exposing the interior and an independent extractor for thedischarge of the coins.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the coin-receptacle that the coins placed therein will automatically form into a column and to so mount the receptacles that when touched they will swing upon their axes in direction of the coin-discharging mechanism, which mechanism at such time will force 'a single coin out from the operated receptacle.

The invention consists in the novel constructionand combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,

and'pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved machine, one of the coin-receivin g receptacles being open. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the coin-receptacles detached from the machine, and Fig. 5 is a detail section illustrating the manner of attaching the coin-receptacles.

The frame of the machine consists of side pieces A, which may be secured in any suitable or approved manner to a support or may simply rest thereon, and a table B, which connects the side pieces A. This table is provided at its rear portion with a longitudinal opening 10, in which opening a tray 0 is placed, and this tray may be provided with a series of depressions 11, as shown in the drawings, or may be in one compartment, as desired. When the depressions 11 are formed in the tray, each depression is adapted to receive a number of coins of a certain denomination. The table is provided at its forward portion with a series of transverse openings ,12, separated by partitions 14, and each pai tition 14 at its forward end is provided with a downwardly-extending lug 15, (shown in positive lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3,) and each of these logs has an inclined slot 16 formed therein, the inclination of the slots 16 being from the upper portion of the lugs downward and rearward. A rod 17 ex tends from one side piece A to the other near the bottom, and on the said rod 17 a series of angle or L shaped levers 18 are mounted'to turn. These levers correspond in number to the number of openings 10 andl2 in the table and are beneath the central portions of said Fig. 3.

A coin-receptacle D is mounted in the table 0 in each of the openings 12, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. These coin-receptacles have a downward and a forward inclination, and each receptacle consists of a tubular body 23, adapted to receive a coin of a chosen denomination, and a mouth 21, which inclines in di rection of the body, said mouth being surrounded by a flange 25. The flanges of the mouth portions of the receptacles D when the receptacles are in their normal position rest upon the table B, as shown in Fig. 2 and in positive lines in Fig. 3. The inclination of the mouth-sections 24. of the coin-receptacles D is such that when a coin is thrown into the mouth of the receptacle said coin is directed to the body and will enter the same and fall flat to the bottom. Each coin-receptacle D is provided with a lug 26 at each of its sides. These lugs enter the slots 16 in the hangers or lugs 15, extending downward from the table B, as shown in dotted lin in positive lines in Fig. 4. I I

The coin-receptacles are held in their pivoted positions by passing suitable pins 27 es in Fig. 3 and through the table B andthrough the hangers 15, as shown in Fig. 1. Each coin-receptacle D is further provided at the rear portion of its bottomwith an extension 28, inwhich a hori- Zontal channel 29 is formed as shown in Fig. 3. These channels 29 are adapted to receive the rods 20, attached to the levers 18, and the heads 22 of thesprings 21 have bearing against the rear faces of the said extensions 28, as is also shown in Fig.2. Thus when the lower portion of a coin-receptacle is pushed rearward the spring 21 belonging to such receptable is placed under tension, and the plnngerltlbelonging to said receptacle will force the lower most. coin contained in the receptacle out therefrom in a manner to be hereinafter described. Each coin-receptacle is preferably provided with a-front section 30, which is in themature of a door and isconnected with the. mainportion of the body by suitable hinges '30, as shown in Figs. ljandi-t, and when the hinged section of a receptacle is opened the contents of said coin-receivin g receptacle may. be readily removed. The said door-sectionof each coin-receptacle Dis pro-q Vided with a series of apertures 31,'orsaid Q door-sections -may be provided with slots or withiaisingleslot in'whiclia pane-of'trans' parentrmaterialmay be entered, so that the foperatormay readily ascertain the amount of coin in any of the receptacles at any time. "Each coin=receptacle D is alsoprefer ably'i V provided with .a front projection '32,. adapted to .be pressed bya finger of'the operator when therecepta'cle'is to be brought intooperation to make'change.

tacle is also provided with a bottom 33, in'

' which 'afslot is produced, extending from Y 5 the front to the rear at the longitudinal 'center of the bottom, as the bottom 33 of each receptacle-extends beyond the body-of. the

receptacle'andbelow the extension 28 thereof. This extension 28 is also provided inits bot tom Witha slot. The slot in the extension connects with the slot in the bottom ofthe recep- The hinge or door section of each re tacle. ceptacle is provided witha recess 34 in its lower edge at the front, the recesses being of such dimensions that a coin adapted to be placed in the receptacle may find a ready exit in a forward direction from the recep-* tacle when forcedout by the plunger19, used in connection with the receptacle, as shown in Fig. 3. The forward ends of the plungers 19 norma1ly rest in the slots made in the extensions 28, as shown-in positive lines in Fig.

3; but when a coin-receiving receptacle is Each coin-recep-' forced rearward the plunger in engaging with the lowermost coin in the receptacle will force said lowermost coin out through the recessed portion 34 of the receptacle, as is likewise illustrated in Fig. 3. j i

The door-section 30 of each coin-receptacle is normally held closed through the medium of a latch 37, attached to the body portion of the receptacleand arranged for engagement with a keeper 36, carried by the door-section of the receptacle.

In operation anyone of the coin-receiving receptacles may be pressed rearward by the thumb or fingers of the operator, while the palm of the hand is held below the receptacles to receive the coin expelled therefrom by vmeans of the plunger 19.

It is evident that when a machine is constructed as above set forth coins maybe quickly extracted from any of'the'receptacles and that the receptacles will automaticallyv return to their normal positions. It is also evident that the operation of the device is rendered'exceedingly simple,-since it is only necessary to force areceptacle rearward, the plunger-which removes the coin being practicallystationary. Y i

Having thus describedmy invention, I claim as newandldesire tosecure by'Le'tters Patent 1 "1. A change-machine, comprising aframe,

a coin-receptacle. pivotally suspended in said frame, andprovided with-a recessed bottom and a horizontally-channeled rear extension,

a'plul gersecured in-the frame and working I through said recessed bottom, and a springlpressed rod held inali frame 'and having its forward end" fitted-1 in the channeled extension, as and for the p'urposefset forth. s ,2. Achange-Imachine, comprisingalframe,

aseries ofcoin receptacles .pivotallysuspend ed in the frame, and provided with recessed bottoms and rear extensionsformed with channels andslots below their channels, a

transverse rod, secu red in saidf rame, an glelevers mounted on said rod ,plungers attached to the horizontal arms of said levers and having their forward free ends inserted through the slots of the extensions, and spring-pressed IIO rods attached to the vertical arms of said levers, said rods having their forward ends fitted in the channelsof the extensions and provided with heads engaging their springs and bearing against the extensions, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in'the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. ROWV.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER, J NO. M. BITT R. 

